Chapter 5 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper. Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin. And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence. There was only Miko. We could arrest him for the murder of Anita.
Chapter 5 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “We could arrest him for the murder of Anita.”
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.”
German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968)
From this reading “Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.”
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
From this reading “But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.”
between or among planets
From this reading “And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.”
an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
From this reading “And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.”
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading “Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.”
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading “And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
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From this reading We could arrest him for the murder of Anita.
take into custody
From this reading We could arrest him for the murder of Anita.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
a secret listener to private conversations
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
divisible by two
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968)
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We could arrest him for the murder of Anita.
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
between or among planets
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only Miko.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading We could arrest him for the murder of Anita.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
and nothing more
From this reading There was only Miko.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nor had we the faintest possible evidence against Ob Hahn or Rankin.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was only Miko.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was only Miko.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
at the time that
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And even the purser would probably be released by the Interplanetary Court of Ferrok-Shahn when it heard our evidence.
Chapter 5 of Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 409 sentences of Brigands of the Moon, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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